Aircraft manufacturer Boeing will work with carmaker BMW to research how to automate the production of ultra-light carbon fibre and how to best recycle the material.
A spokesperson for Boeing said the research will result in cheaper production of carbon fibre, making the material more economically viable to make parts on cars and jetliners produced by the two companies. It is the first collaboration between the two companies and follows the opening of BMW’s new carbon fibre plant in Washington, USA,…
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